Chafing-iron.



V. LABADIE. GHAFING IRON. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 9,1998.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

. mm H mmUmm U W/TNESSES A TTO/YNEYS VICTOR LABADIE, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

CHAFING-IR ON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application filed July 9, 1908. Serial N 0. 442,672.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR LABAnm, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Chafing-Irons, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descriptlon.

This invention is an improved chafing iron for vestibule passenger cars,and its object is to provide a device of this character of aconstruction in which danger of passengers being injured by passingtheir fingers, hands, etc. between two of such plates while the cars arein motion will be eliminated.

' It is well known by those familiar with vestibule car construction,that the two irons or plates carried by attached cars and which form thebearing surface between the vestibules, are constantly separating andcontacting while the cars are in motion, due to the variation and pullon the draw-heads. This separating of the irons at times leavessufficient space for the insertion of the fingers, hands, etc., a thingquite natural for a passenger to do in steadying himself while passingfrom car to car, with the result that the irons are quickly forcedtogether and the inserted member mashed. By my invention this difficultyis overcome in a simple and effective manner as hereinafter outlined.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 illustrates in side elevation two vestibule cars coupledtogether showing the location of the chafing irons; Fig. 2 is a front oroutside elevation of my improved chafing iron; and Fig. 3 is a crosssection through one side of two of my improved irons in opposed positionas carried by attached cars.

In carrying out my invention I employ a chafing iron of the usual orother desired form, that shown being of a common shape, consisting of asubstantially rectangular fiat plate 10 having a central passage opening11. This plate is attached to the folding or yielding portion of thevestibule and withstands the rubbing wearing action when two cars arecoupled together.

As the pull of the cars while in motion is constantly varying, theplates 10 are moving to and from each other, and at times .eaving spacebetween them sufficient for the insertion of the fingers, hands, etc.,which is likely to be done by a passenger in passing from one car to theother. To avoid this dangerous practice I provide my improved chafingiron with rabbeted or cut-out front inner edges 12 at opposite sides ofthe opening 11, the free end of the chafing irons being rounded off asshown in Fig. 3. It is apparent from this construction that when two ofsuch irons are applied to attached cars a slot will be formed betweenthem at each side as illustrated in Fig. 3. In this slot it will bepossible for any one to pass their fingers and hand as in grasping theedge of the iron, without danger of injury.

I am aware that prior to my invention devices have been in use forcovering the edges between two opposing chafing irons. I, however,believe I am the first to provide these irons with rabbeted or cut outportions as hereinabove set forth.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A chafing iron for vestibule cars, 0011- sisting of a plate havingits front inner edge rabbeted, whereby when two of such plates areplaced in contact in opposed position a slot will be formed between themfor the purpose described.

2. A chafing iron for vestibule cars, consisting of a plate having acentral passage opening, said plate being cut out at the front atopposite sides adjacent to said opening, whereby when two of such platesare placed in contact in opposed position a slot will be formed betweenthem at each side for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR LABADIE.

Witnesses:

E. N. MERRITT, F. T. Rronannson.

